Assessment of long-term rectal function in patients who received pelvic radiotherapy: a pooled North Central Cancer Treatment Group trial analysis, N09C1.

Lindsay C. Brown,Pamela J. Atherton,Michelle A. Neben Wittich,Donald B. Wender,Robert J. Behrens,Timothy F. Kozelsky,Charles Lawrence Loprinzi,Michael G. Haddock,James A. Martenson

Assessment of long-term rectal function in patients who received pelvic radiotherapy: a pooled North Central Cancer Treatment Group trial analysis, N09C1.

2013

Lindsay C. Brown
Pamela J. Atherton
Michelle A. Neben Wittich
Donald B. Wender
Robert J. Behrens
Timothy F. Kozelsky
Charles Lawrence Loprinzi
Michael G. Haddock
James A. Martenson

Purpose Pelvic radiotherapy (PRT) is known to adversely affect bowel function (BF) and patient well-being. This study characterized long-term BF and evaluated quality of life (QOL) in patients receiving PRT.

Keywords:

Pelvis
Prospective cohort study
Cancer
Rectum
Radiation therapy
Adverse effect
Quality of life
Surgery
Medicine
Treatment and control groups
in patient
pelvic radiotherapy

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